Story Kitchen renews first-look TV deal at Amazon (exclusive)
Story Kitchen has renewed its first television deal at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.
Previously DJ2 Entertainment, Story Kitchen, is currently producing the live action TV series “Tomb Raider” in the making of Amazon by maker Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The company specializes in changes to video games and other non-traditional IP in television and film.
“We are more than happy to continue our incredible journey with our friends, colleague gamers and partners at Amazon MGM Studios,” said Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg & Timothy I. Stevenson of Story Kitchen. “We look forward to continuing with our collective goal of telling great stories based on best-in-class games.”
Story Kitchen was founded in 2022 by “Sonic the Hedgehog” producer Dmitri M. Johnson and former desk partner Mike Goldberg, with veteran production -executives Timothy I. Stevenson and then Yevons and creative executive Elena Sandoval.
Together with their work on “Tomb Raider”, Story Kitchen is currently working with Amazon to develop a film adjustment of the “Agejam and Earl” games with co-producing Stephen Curry, as well as an adaptation of the hit game “It Takes Two” with Dwayne’s Seven Production Production.
Story Kitchen is also a producer on “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft”, the Netflix animation series that is currently preparing its second season. Legendary studios and crystal dynamics also produce.
Other projects in the works are: a film “Split Fiction” with Sydney Sweeney by director Jon M. Chu and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick; Adjust a “Just Cause” film on Universal Pictures with Ángel Manuel Soto Regioning and Aaron Rabin; Adjust “Ruiner” for universal photos with Wes Ball Directing and Michael Arlen Ross; “Sifu” at Netflix with TS Nowlin Aan with; “Shinobi” for universal photos with Sam Hargrave director and Ken Kobayashi adjustment; and “streets of anger” for Lionsgate.
Story Kitchen is reputed by WME and Pryor Cashman.
